• Ludwig van Beethoven@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    How the hell did you get 0.5 cars going right on red? Did a car just plow through multiple houses between going straight and turning right at an intersection?

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      1 year ago

      Your -2 comment score leads me to believe some people didn’t get your joke. I’ll explain it, which we all know will make it funnier.

      The previous comment mentioned their observation of half of the traffic moving through right on red and, later in parentheses, said this was based on n=1, i.e., based on the observation of a single vehicle. I’m 100% certain that was a joke.

      The follow-up comment was also certainly a joke. They’re pointing out that the commenter observed one car and then made the claim half of cars use right on red, so they’re jokingly asking how exactly half of one car made it through.

      Get it? Now stop downvoting the dude, stats are great, stats dad jokes are better.

      • SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yes, but with a ±100% margin of error, that means right on red traffic could be anywhere between 0 and 100%. I think it’s a safe assumption that with n=1 it’s one of those extremes, not fractional cars.